English Heritage sites near Saddington Parish
JEWRY WALL
9 miles from Saddington Parish
A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
KIRBY MUXLOE CASTLE
12 miles from Saddington Parish
The picturesque moated remains - including the fine gatehouse and a complete corner tower - of this brick-built fortified mansion have recently been extensively conserved by English Heritage.
RUSHTON TRIANGULAR LODGE
12 miles from Saddington Parish
This delightful triangular building was designed by Sir Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters) and constructed between 1593 and 1597.
LYDDINGTON BEDE HOUSE
14 miles from Saddington Parish
Set beside the church of a picturesque ironstone village, Lyddington Bede House originated as the late medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln.
ELEANOR CROSS, GEDDINGTON
16 miles from Saddington Parish
In 1290 Eleanor of Castile, the beloved wife of Edward I and mother of his 14 children, died at Harby in Nottinghamshire.
KIRBY HALL
17 miles from Saddington Parish
Kirby Hall is one of England's greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. Begun by Sir Humphrey Stafford, it was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton, one of Queen Elizabeth's 'comely young men'.
Churches in Saddington Parish
St Helen's Church Saddington
Main Street
Saddington
Leicester
Anglican church in same benefice as St Wilfrid's in Kibworth and Christ Church in Smeeton Westerby.
Saddington Summer Teas on Sunday afternoons between June and early September are a great favourite
Pubs in Saddington Parish
Queens Head
Main Street, Saddington, LE8 0QH
(0116) 240 2536
queensheadsaddington.co.uk